Publications

Agave sisalana: towards distributed manufacturing of absorbent media for menstrual pads in semi-arid regions
Molina, A., Kothari, A., Odundo, A., & Prakash, M. (2023). Agave sisalana: towards distributed manufacturing of absorbent media for menstrual pads in semi-arid regions. Communications Engineering, 2(1), 81.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s44172-023-00130-y

Mechanopathology of biofilm-like Mycobacterium tuberculosis cords
Mishra, R., Hannebelle, M., Patil, V. P., Dubois, A., Garcia-Mouton, C., Kirsch, G. M., ... & Thacker, V. V. (2023). Mechanopathology of biofilm-like Mycobacterium tuberculosis cords. Cell, 186(23), 5135-5150.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2023.09.016

Topological damping in an ultrafast giant cell
Chang, R., & Prakash, M. (2023). Topological damping in an ultrafast giant cell. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(41), e2303940120.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2303940120

Thermotaxis in an apolar, non-neuronal animal
Zhong, G., Kroo, L., & Prakash, M. (2023). Thermotaxis in an apolar, non-neuronal animal. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 20(206), 20230279.

Culture-Independent Multiplexed Detection of Drug-Resistant Bacteria Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering
Dai, T., Xiao, Z., Shan, D., Moreno, A., Li, H., Prakash, M., ... & Rao, J. (2023). Culture-Independent Multiplexed Detection of Drug-Resistant Bacteria Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering. ACS sensors, 8(8), 3264-3271.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acssensors.3c01345

Emergent programmable behavior and chaos in dynamically driven active filaments
Krishnamurthy, D., & Prakash, M. (2023). Emergent programmable behavior and chaos in dynamically driven active filaments. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(28), e2304981120.

Active dislocations and topological traps govern dynamics of spiraling filamentous cyanobacteria
Gong, X., & Prakash, M. (2023). Active dislocations and topological traps govern dynamics of spiraling filamentous cyanobacteria. arXiv preprint arXiv:2305.12572.

MultiSero: An Open-Source Multiplex-ELISA Platform for Measuring Antibody Responses to Infection
Byrum, J. R., Waltari, E., Janson, O., Guo, S. M., Folkesson, J., Chhun, B. B., Vinden, J., Ivanov, I. E., Forst, M. L., Li, H., Larson, A. G., Blackmon, L., Liu, Z., Wu, W., Ahyong, V., Tato, C. M., McCutcheon, K. M., Hoh, R., Kelly, J. D., Martin, J. N., Peluso, M. J. Henrich, T. J., Deeks, S. G., Prakash, M., Greenhouse, B., Mehta, S. B., Pak, J. E. (2023). MultiSero: An Open-Source Multiplex-ELISA Platform for Measuring Antibody Responses to Infection. Pathogens, 12(5), 671.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12050671

A Spectral Imaging Platform For Infectious Disease Diagnosis
Hongquan Li, Manu Prakash
Link: https://patents.google.com/patent/US20220206007A1/en

Paperfuge: An integrated paper-based centrifugation and microfluidics platform for low-cost diagnostics
Manu Prakash, Mohammed Saad Bhamla, James Stanley Cybulski, Chew Chai, Aanchal Johri, Brandon Benson
Link: https://patents.google.com/patent/US11331665B2/en

Inkwell: Design and Validation of a Low-Cost Open Electricity-Free 3D Printed Device for Automated Thin Smearing of Whole Blood
Nowak, J., Kothari, A., Li, H., Pannu, J., Algazi, D., & Prakash, M. (2023). Inkwell: Design and validation of a low-cost open electricity-free 3d printed device for automated thin smearing of whole blood. arXiv preprint arXiv:2304.10200.

Self-learning mechanical circuits
Patil, V. P., Ho, I., & Prakash, M. (2023). Self-learning mechanical circuits. arXiv preprint arXiv:2304.08711.

Active foam: the adaptive mechanics of 2D air–liquid foam under cyclic inflation
Kroo, L. A., Bull, M. S., & Prakash, M. (2023). Active foam: the adaptive mechanics of 2D air–liquid foam under cyclic inflation. Soft Matter, 19(14), 2539-2553.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D3SM00019B

Effect of age on wingbeat frequency of Aedes aegypti and potential application for age estimation of mosquitoes
Park, D., Bowles, J., Norrid, K., Dobson, F. S., Abebe, A., Narayanan, H. V., ... & Zohdy, S. (2023). Effect of age on wingbeat frequency of Aedes aegypti and potential application for age estimation of mosquitoes. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 37(3), 491-498.

Active sinking particles: sessile suspension feeders significantly alter the flow and transport to sinking aggregates
Krishnamurthy, D., Pepper, R., & Prakash, M. (2023). Active sinking particles: sessile suspension feeders significantly alter the flow and transport to sinking aggregates. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 20(199), 20220537.
Eye Detection from Face Images covered in Face-masks using HAAR features
Akshay, S., Prakash, M., & Das, K. H. (2022, December). Eye Detection from Face Images covered in Face-masks using HAAR features. In 2022 IEEE 7th International Conference on Recent Advances and Innovations in Engineering (ICRAIE) (Vol. 7, pp. 160-165). IEEE.
ABC: A Deep learning Iris Recogniser for Secure Borders and Automated Border Crossing
Akshay, S., Kt, H. D., & Prakash, M. (2022, October). ABC: A Deep learning Iris Recogniser for Secure Borders and Automated Border Crossing. In 2022 IEEE 2nd Mysore Sub Section International Conference (MysuruCon) (pp. 1-6). IEEE.

Plankton Planet: A frugal, cooperative measure of aquatic life at the planetary scale
de Vargas, C., Le Bescot, N., Pollina, T., Henry, N., Romac, S., Colin, S., Haëntjens, N., Carmichael, M., Berger, C., Guen, D. L., Decelle, J., Mahé, F., Poulain, J., Malpot, E., Beaumont, C., Hardy, M., Guiffant, D., Probert, I., Gruber, D. F., Allen, A. E., Gorsky, G., Follows, M. J., Pochon, X., Troublé, R., Cael, B. B., Lombard, F., Boss, E., Prakash, M., & Plankton Planet core team. (2022). Plankton Planet: A frugal, cooperative measure of aquatic life at the planetary scale. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, 936972.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.936972

PlanktoScope: Affordable Modular Quantitative Imaging Platform for Citizen Oceanography
Pollina, T., Larson, A. G., Lombard, F., Li, H., Le Guen, D., Colin, S., de Vargas, C., & Prakash, M. (2022). PlanktoScope: affordable modular quantitative imaging platform for citizen oceanography. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, 949428.

Basin-Scale Underway Quantitative Survey of Surface Microplankton Using Affordable Collection and Imaging Tools Deployed From Tara
Mériguet, Z., Oddone, A., Le Guen, D., Pollina, T., Bazile, R., Moulin, C., Troublé, M., Prakash, M., de Vargas, C., Lombard, F. (2022). Basin-scale underway quantitative survey of surface microplankton using affordable collection and imaging tools deployed from Tara. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, 916025.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.916025